It's 1939. Norman Wickman, twenty years old and married with a young child, enlists early for his six-months' National Service to improve the family finances. A good plan foiled by Britain's declaration of war against Nazi Germany. With his propensity for mischief and rule-breaking, Norman is no hero except to his army pals. Sent to France in 1940 to clear airfields of equipment the RAF left behind, he gets caught up in the German...